So it's all so much more fraught because it feeds into that wider sense of crisis.

因此，这一切都更加令人担忧， 因为它助长了更广泛的危机感。

Latest figures released by the Japanese Health Ministry reveal the country's birth rate has declined in 2022 for the 7th consecutive year, underscoring a sense of crisis.

日本厚生劳动省公布的最新数据显示，2022 年日本出生率连续第 7 年下降，突显出危机感。